My first sketch of our baby boy. As a model he wasn’t the most cooperative but he’s certainly the cutest.

In November we welcomed our son Tomas into the world. It was a little early and a lot scary. But thankfully mother and son are happy and healthy and we are so grateful for our beautiful new family.

I’ve curated another starter pack, this time to make it easier to find artists working in the illustration and comics fields! (If you qualify to be on this list but are not on it let me know, I will fill it up until it hits the 150 limit!) go.bsky.app/JU83vmM

CODE 3 is one of the funniest movies of the year according to @moviesaretherapy.bsky.social: www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8y5oT84/

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

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We can't afford these people

Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!

Old Boy Todd

talkin' about the AI bubble

I cosign every single word of this anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

I recently challenged my Vis-Dev students to a 4-hour Design Sprint, and did a little write up about it on my Substack! betsybauer.substack.com/p/four-hour-...

it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax

Oreoboros

I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

No. That’s enough of Bob’s shit now, this man needs to go.

Is it possible to double cancel Disney+?

I love this.

Started this lighting study last night to practice using @maxulichney.bsky.social ‘s oil brushes and I may end up rendering this one out more.

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“Voice of the Canids” #NossSaga #Illustration

I've said this about writing and art -- the goal was not to replace writers and artists with AI, the result was either: a) *threaten* to replace them with AI, and use that as leverage to be able to pay them less b) replace them unsuccessfully and pay them less to fix the shit the AI barfed out

Here we go! See you guys at Lightbox soon!

I have so many recs All the @maxulichney.bsky.social sets are probably the best of the best if you want to replicate traditional materials and techniques

there’s this weird idea a lot of people seem to have about how all of us writers and artists must secretly want to use AI and are merely resisting temptation for ethical reasons, and like, no, it’s not hard for me to resist drinking the bowl of Piss With Glass In It actually

SHAW!!

CODE 3 is available TODAY on Apple/Amazon/Fandango at Home or wherever you rent or buy your movies. I can’t tell you what to do but in your heart you know what’s right. #code3movie

I hate unboxing videos. HOWEVER, I am a CARTOONIST. So.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

obsessed

Cancelled Disney+ and Hulu. Been a busy year, selling my Tesla, boycotting Amazon, Target, Twitter and more. Adapting hasn't been as hard as I expected and it's led to supporting more local businesses as well.

This Week's Onion Magazine:

This guy not only took credit from my fellow Lorcana colleagues but also claimed to be an official Disney artist to inflate sales. In reality he has been black listed from the company for years after sketchy behavior. youtu.be/EqmvqrdHaSc?...

James “ai is just a witch hunt” mulligan

Dragon con remains undefeated.

“I’d like to see the cost of VFX artists come down.” — ‘Avatar’ director and Stability AI board member James Cameron claims effects workers are too expensive, putting blockbusters and the VFX industry at risk. www.cartoonbrew.com/vfx/vfx-arti...

It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!

Newsletter: My 16,000 word opus - How To Argue With An AI Booster, a comprehensive guide to arguing with AI boosters, addressing both their bad faith debate style and their specific (and flimsy) arguments as to why generative AI is the future. www.wheresyoured.at/how-to-argue...

I have no interest in any TCG but I want this card.

Didn’t care about lorcana until I saw this

Powerline World’s Greatest Rock Star My first Enchanted card is in Lorcana’s Fabled! What an honor to paint the one and only Powerline with a killer costume design by @nicholaskole.bsky.social. Fabled is out 8/29 at your local hobby store! AD Liz Richards

Max Goof Chart Topper For Lorcana Fabled, I got to paint a Legendary card of my namesake Max Goof from A Goofy Movie with an amazing costume design from @nicholaskole.bsky.social. Fabled is out 8/29 at your local hobby store! AD Liz Richards

Ursula Voice Stealer Lorcana Fabled has some of my best cards yet. Ursula is such an incredible design and it was a blast to try to capture her theatrical attitude mid-song. I’m still pleased with the magic threading between her fingers. Fabled is out 8/29 at your local hobby store! AD João Moura

Namaari Single-Minded Rival From Lorcana Reign of Jafar. AD Renee Chio

The Sultan Royal Apparition I have several cards in Lorcana’s Reign of Jafar set. I’ve always found The Sultan to be one of the great character designs of this Disney era and he was a delight to create for this set. And I got really into painting all the sandy magic. AD Mario Manzanares

I often find myself saying "what a time to be alive" but friends, today, defector.com/it-took-many...

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Collider has the first look at the full CODE 3 trailer! Starring Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, Aimee Carrero, Yvette Nicole Brown and Rob Riggle. Directed by YOURS TRULY and co-written with real paramedic @patrickpianezza.bsky.social @code3movie.bsky.social #code3movie collider.com/code-3-trail...

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